Laptop use abroad

[Boomerang]

We are going to France and other half will need to use laptop for work whilst there.
Will be in rural France, she will need access to a cloud based system. What is the best way to get connected, no local Wi-Fi. Dongle ??
If so any recommendations would be appreciated

 

[Tomr10]

We are going to France and other half will need to use laptop for work whilst there.
Will be in rural France, she will need access to a cloud based system. What is the best way to get connected, no local Wi-Fi. Dongle ??
If so any recommendations would be appreciated

You can use your phone as a hotspot

 

[Boomerang]

She will need up to 5 hours constant connection ,too much for a phone hotspot ,?

 

[Tomr10]

No depends on how much data she has. Might use it all. Sometimes I run my xbox off mine which ets data.

 

[Chris F]

She will need up to 5 hours constant connection ,too much for a phone hotspot ,?

I use mine connected abroad permanently. BUt I turn off auto update, dropbox update and one drive update to save data. I run 20gb a month data.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

You can use your phone as a hotspot

This. Or just get a cheap dongle or MiFi device, stick an ASDA 4G SIM in it and preload it with a 20GB data deal before you set off. It may be more advantageous depending on how rural you get, and you can position the MiFi to get the best service and then just pick up it’s WiFi with the laptop.

Is your other half freelance or self employed? Most folks with work supplied laptops and IT gear would get this done by their IT dept. It’s what they do.

 

[Boomerang]

This. Or just get a cheap dongle or MiFi device, stick an ASDA 4G SIM in it and preload it with a 20GB data deal before you set off. It may be more advantageous depending on how rural you get, and you can position the MiFi to get the best service and then just pick up it’s WiFi with the laptop.

Is your other half freelance or self employed? Most folks with work supplied laptops and IT gear would get this done by their IT dept. It’s what they do.

Her IT dept are abroad at head office , and need requests in triplicate before any action is taken . She feels it would be better to sort it herself ,it's her back up plan if things go wrong whilst she's away. I agree her company should sort it. But it's like this country its run by a bunch of clowns.

 

[Clive]

We are going to France and other half will need to use laptop for work whilst there.
Will be in rural France, she will need access to a cloud based system. What is the best way to get connected, no local Wi-Fi. Dongle ??
If so any recommendations would be appreciated

Just use Wi-fi and install norton VPN to be safe

I even have norton VPN on my phone

 

[bobk]

We get 4g at our house , a mile up the road you can't get a phone signal , all depends where you are .